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Automatic braking systems save lives. Now they’ll need to work at 62 mph.
The world is full of feel-bad news. Here’s something to feel good about: Automatic emergency braking is one of the great car safety-tech success stories. Auto-braking systems, called AEB for short,...
View ArticleNiantic uses Pokémon Go player data to build AI navigation system
Last week, Niantic announced plans to create an AI model for navigating the physical world using scans collected from players of its mobile games, such as Pokémon Go, and from users of its Scaniverse...
View ArticleMusi fans refuse to update iPhones until Apple unblocks controversial app
“Who up missing Musi?” a Reddit user posted in a community shocked by the free music streaming app’s sudden removal from Apple’s App Store in September. Apple kicked Musi out of the App Store after...
View ArticleMicrosoft and Atom Computing combine for quantum error correction demo
In September, Microsoft made an unusual combination of announcements. It demonstrated progress with quantum error correction, something that will be needed for the technology to move much beyond the...
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Microsoft unveils a $350 cloud-based enterprise mini PC
Pre-orders are now open for the Windows 365 Link, Microsoft’s new $349 mini PC that helps schools, businesses, and other organizations quickly access the cloud-based Windows 365 OS. A beta program is...
View ArticleA year after ditching waitlist, Starlink says it is “sold out” in parts of US
The Starlink waitlist is back in certain parts of the US, including several large cities on the West Coast and in Texas. The Starlink availability map says the service is sold out in and around...
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Microsoft Teams previews real-time translation for conference calls, coming...
One of the many Copilot “AI agents” coming soon to Microsoft 365 aims to translate speakers’ voices during meetings in Microsoft Teams. The functionality will enter public preview in early 2025. Read...
View ArticleThe key moment came 38 minutes after Starship roared off the launch pad
SpaceX launched its sixth Starship rocket Tuesday, proving for the first time that the stainless steel ship can maneuver in space and paving the way for a even larger, upgraded vehicle to debut on the...
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MSI introduces “latency killer” to improve DDR5 RAM performance
Chinese website Uniko’s Hardware recently spotted a new feature in MSI firmware for AM5 motherboards called “Latency Killer,” which is designed to improve RAM latency. According to its description,...
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Microsoft confirms full-screen Windows 11 Copilot+ PCs ads on Windows 10
Over the weekend, Windows Latest spotted a full-screen ad for “Copilot+ PCs” on one of our devices running Windows 10. We also spotted the ad in a virtual machine running Windows 10, and we reached...
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Windows 95 used three different OS environments to provide a common setup...
Raymond Chen recently responded to an intriguing retro-tech question posed by a game developer on X. The developer inquired about the three distinct user interfaces used during the Windows 95 setup...
View ArticleFitness app Strava is tightening third-party access to user data
The Strava app is one of the most popular ways for cyclists, runners, hikers, and other distance sports enthusiasts to track their performance and grab some bragging rights. Because most athletic...
View ArticleMicrosoft pushes full-screen ads for Copilot+ PCs on Windows 10 users
Windows 10’s free, guaranteed security updates stop in October 2025, less than a year from now. Windows 10 users with supported PCs have been offered the Windows 11 upgrade plenty of times before. But...
View ArticleStudy: Why Aztec “death whistles” sound like human screams
Archaeologists have discovered numerous ceramic or clay whistles at Aztec sites, dubbed “death whistles” because of their distinctive skull shapes. A new paper published in the journal Communications...
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Z-Library Helps Students to Overcome Academic Poverty, Study Finds
Z-Library is one of the largest shadow libraries on the Internet, hosting millions of books and academic articles that can be downloaded for free. The site defied all odds over the past two years. It...
View ArticleGoogle stops letting sites like Forbes rule search for “Best CBD Gummies“
“Updating our site reputation abuse policy” is how Google, in almost wondrously opaque fashion, announced yesterday that big changes have come to some big websites, especially those that rely on their...
View ArticleQubit that makes most errors obvious now available to customers
We’re nearing the end of the year, and there are typically a flood of announcements regarding quantum computers around now, in part because some companies want to live up to promised schedules. Most...
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Nearly half of young Norwegians are fine with piracy to save money, survey shows
A recent survey reveals that nearly half of Norwegians under age 30 have no qualms about streaming or downloading movies, music, or TV shows from unofficial sources. Slight less than half admit to...
View ArticleWindows 11 KB5046732 23H2 out with new features, direct download .msu
Windows 11 KB5046732 is here if you’re on version 23H2 or 22H2, and there’s a lot to talk about this update. This is one of the biggest optional updates for Windows 11 23H2, and you can install it via...
View ArticleAn ad giant wants to control your next TV’s operating system
An ad company’s foray into TV operating systems (OSes) illustrates a significant shift for TV hardware toward products that are increasingly focused on ad sales and tracking. With more people using...
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